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Schedule Online!Jourdan Hamilton Personal Trainer
Jourdan specializes in functional training such as speed and strength conditioning, as well as overall wellness and nutritional health. His interest in the fitness industry was sparked due to his success as an athlete in high school, and then later as a state and regional qualifier in power lifting. Even though at first the interest was purely recreational, like many others he became infected by the overall feeling of vitality and wellness his involvement in sports and lifting gave him. He has since pursued a career in fitness by obtaining his certification in personal training and continues to look for ways to further his knowledge. Jourdan has realized in his own life and in the life of his clients, that by setting goals and moving steadily towards them like an unstoppable force, that anything can be achieved.
Heather Whaley | Personal Trainer & Director of Group Fitness
Heather specializes in nutritional wellness, functional fitness, and weight-loss. She feels that fitness and nutrition are the cornerstones to overall health and wellness. Heather attributes her style of personal training and group fitness to her extensive experience in the fitness community and her passion for researching fitness and nutrition. She has held several positions in the industry: corporate group fitness instructor, a boot camp instructor, and has been recognized in Atlanta Bride Magazine for her customized bridal boot camps. In addition to being a personal trainer, she currently is the Director of Group Fitness and Cooperate Wellness at Thrive. Heather has a passion for fitness and a passion for people, so it only seems natural that she would have her hand in the industry because of this.
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Kevin Marrero | Personal Trainer
Jason Colleran | Personal Trainer
Jason Colleran, CPT
Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Biomechanics Consultant
MATS, NCCPT, NCSF, TRX Instructor, CrossFit Level 1 Instructor, CrossFit Kettlebell Instructor
Jason developed a passion for fitness at a young age, and earned his first of several Personal Training Certifications immediately after high school. Since then, he has held several positions in the fitness industry, including being a collegiate strength coach, fitness manager, bootcamp leader, and kickboxing instructor. Jason is extremely versatile and specializes in everything from general weight loss, to strength and conditioning for world-class athletes.
As an athlete, Jason was a collegiate and professional baseball player and is an active competitor in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai competitions. With several first place finishes in local and national competitions, he continues to expand his martial arts background through training with nationally renowned coaches and sparring partners. Jason’s career in professional baseball was cut short by severe tendonitis and a hamstring tear. This sparked his curiosity about the way athletes break down from common sports injuries and how they might prevent it from happening in the future. His search led him to Greg Roskopf’s Muscle Activation Techniques.
Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) is a systematic, biomechanical approach designed for identification and treatment of neuromuscular dysfunction. Jason recently completed his degree and now works every day to help MAT clients, as well as his training clients, function with more efficiency in both their fitness-related and day-to-day activities. His MAT work helps prolong athletes’ careers, as well as allowing them to perform at a higher level.
Whether it’s getting in shape or getting to the next level of competition, Jason has the knowledge and experience to get you there!
Lloyd Garden | Owner & Personal Trainer
NCCPT, IFPA, TRX Suspension Training and Red Cross CPR certified
Lloyd Garden, founder of Thrive Fitness is no stranger to discipline and perseverance. Trained by some of the best strength and conditioning coaches collegiately and professionally, Lloyd understands hard work and the attention to detail. Through this hard work and his attention to detail, Lloyd gained the experience needed to customize efficient training programs for all types of clients, from professional athletes to busy executives and stay-at-home moms, who need maximal fitness in minimal spare time.
Lloyd is no stranger to high achievement. Starting from high school, he set football rushing records in the state of Ohio that exists today. After high school, he was heavily recruited by top NCAA football programs but eventually decided to attend the University of Cincinnati and he received a four year scholarship to play for the Bearcats Football team. To cap off his football career, he was signed by the National Football League Seattle Seahawks. Even though his NFL career was short he obtained the necessary ingredients to complete his unique personal training recipe.
Lloyd used his time as a member of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the NFL Seattle Seahawks for his own research and development to tie his knowledge of personal training and athletic conditioning to develop advanced methods to training to help prevent injury and target specific muscles. Lloyd created a full fitness regime from his template of free-weight, bodyweight, and machine-driven exercises, tailored specifically for each client. His main goal is to develop muscular balance in his clients, which is the foundation for more specific goals such as aesthetics, strength and flexibility gains, or developing a more powerful athletic ability.
His methods have touched people of all backgrounds. For more than a decade, he has used his knowledge and experience to develop the bodies and lives of hundreds including Stanford University’s All-American tennis players “The Burdette Sisters” (Erin, Lindsey, and Mallory Burdette), ATP World Tour player Scoville “Sco” Jenkins, and On the Rise Tennis Academy where he helped hundreds of students reach their full potential in the sport of tennis through strength and conditioning.
Lloyd’s philosophy is that when people begin to work towards better health and fitness, they inevitably begin to see more success in life. He designed his personal training studio with his philosophy in mind. The Thrive Fitness studio is strategically designed to provide clients with the most efficient method to accomplish their workouts.
